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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 16 ("A Winged Steed") through Chapter 18 ("Repairs and Fortifications").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what creature becomes the family's "winged steed"?
(a) A cassowary.
(b) An ostrich.
(c) An emu.
(d) A condor.

2. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what important food crop does Ernest discover?
(a) Corn.
(b) Figs.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Manioc.

3. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what talent does Franz unexpectedly display?
(a) His ability to swim.
(b) His ability to climb trees.
(c) His ability to train animals.
(d) His ability to cook.

4. What is the narrator's response when Ernest says that he wishes they could have some butter?
(a) He says that he will look for a butter churn on board the ship.
(b) He is pleased to be able to surprise the family with some butter from the ship.
(c) He tells Ernest to stop wishing for things and sit down and eat like everybody else.
(d) He asks Ernest if he has any ideas about how to make butter on the island.

5. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what important date does the family celebrate?
(a) The ten-year anniversary of the family's conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism.
(b) The sixteen-year anniversary of the narrator and Elizabeth's marraige.
(c) The one-year anniversary of their stranding on the island.
(d) Elizabeth's thirty-fifth birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, "A New Home," what does Elizabeth say about another trip to the shipwreck?

2. Who discovers the grove of trees where the family will later build their treehouse?

3. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new weapon does the narrator make for his sons?

4. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what clever idea do the boys come up with to make the antelope easier to hunt?

5. Who discovers oysters and salt?

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